Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | William Mason |
| Designation: | Architect |
| Born: | 1810 |
| Died: | 1897 |
| Bio Notes: | William Mason was born in 1810, the son of Ipswich architect George Mason (1782-1865). He was articled to Edward Blore and practised in Ipswich c.1837 but moved in 1838 to New South Wales, Australia and in 1840 to New Zealand, where he became the colony's pioneer architect. He was practising in Dunedin in partnership with ____ Clayton by 1862, and worked in partnership with Nathaniel Young Armstrong Wales from 1871 until his retirement in 1875, Wales continuing the practice thereafter. He died in 1897. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this architect: | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Ipswich, Suffolk, England | Private/business | 1810 | 1837 | |
| New South Wales, Australia | Business | 1838 | 1840 | |
| Dunedin, New Zealand | Business | Before 1862 | ||
Employment and Training
Employers
| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this architect (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Edward Blore | c. 1825(?) | c. 1830(?) | Apprentice | |
| Mason & Clayton | Before 1862 | Before 1871 | Partner | |
| Mason & Wales | 1871 | 1875 | Partner | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this architect: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Colvin, H M | 1995 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | 3rd edition | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | Entry for George Mason, his father |
| Stacpole, John | 1971 | William Mason: the first New Zealand architect | New Zealand: Auckland University Press | ||